Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host Golden Valley Cougars (Merced, CA), saw Merced's basketball squad wallop Golden Valley by a tally of 56-20.

With the victory, Merced improves its record to 14-9 on the campaign. The Bears host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to confront the Gauchos in a Central California Conference challenge on Tuesday, January 23. The Gauchos come into the challenge with a record of 15-5. El Capitan won 65-39 in their recent league challenge against Central Valley (Ceres, CA)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a Central California Conference challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Golden Valley will attempt to improve on its 1-19 season record. The Thunder come into the challenge with a 4-14 record after their 87-16 league loss to Atwater (Atwater, CA).